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Cheaper E-books Needed to Drive Digital
Publishing
TheBookseller.com's Victoria Gallagher says:
"Cheaper e-books and the emergence of an Apple e-reader will be the
main factors in driving digital publishing forward, according to a
landmark survey of more than 1,000 book trade professionals conducted
ahead of The Bookseller's Digital Conference 'FutureBook' being held
today (2nd December) in London, sponsored by Wiggin.
"The survey also found that more than 88% of respondents thought
bookshops would lose out from the growth in digital sales, while 55%
said they did not support the revised Google Settlement."
Link:
Bookseller Survey: Cheaper E-books Needed to Drive Digital
Growth
iPod touch: Apple's Secret Weapon
The Loop's Jim Dalrymple reports:
"As competition heats up in the mobile phone space from companies
like Google and Motorola, a new study points to Apple's iPod touch as
the company's secret weapon.
"Calling the iPod touch 'Apple's Weapon of Mass Consumption,' market
research firm Flurry says that it estimates 40 percent of the 58
million iPhone OS devices worldwide are iPod touches. In fact, Flurry
says it is the iPod touch that is protecting the iPhone's flank from
the competition."
Link:
Study: Apple's Secret Weapon Is iPod touch
Further Reading
- Apple Seduction: The iPhone and
iPod touch, Dan Knight, 2007.09.06
- Could the iPod touch
Be Your Next PDA?, Alan Zisman, 2007.12.12
- The Mac Future:
Snow Leopard, MobileMe, and the iPhone/iPod touch, John Hatchett,
2008.07.01
- The iPod touch Will
Outsell the iPhone, Tim Nash, 2008.12.23
- High Def iPhone and iPod
touch Could Make OS X the Mobile OS to Rule them All, Tim Nash,
2009.03.02
- 2010 Will Be the
Year of the iPod touch, Tim Nash, 2009.08.21
- How Apple Will
Beat Sony and Nintendo in Handheld Gaming, Tim Nash,
2009.10.16
The 6 Best Smartphones of 2009
The Street's Jason Notte says smartphone makers upped the ante this
year with sleeker designs, better touch screens, and new applications.
Consumers, chanting "I want one too," responded with open wallets.
Notte picks the top six smartphones of this year, with the Apple
iPhone 3GS rated number one, and the other five being pretty much the
ones you'd anticipate.
Link:
The Street Picks the Six Best Smartphones of 2009
Abilene Christian University First to Provide
iPhone or iPod touch to All Incoming Freshmen
PR: An Apple iPhone or iPod touch will become a central part
of Abilene Christian University's
innovative learning experience this fall when all freshmen are provided
one of these converged media devices, said Phil Schubert, ACU executive
vice president.
At ACU - the first university in the nation to provide these
cutting-edge media devices to its incoming class - freshmen will use an
iPhone or iPod touch to receive homework alerts, answer in-class
surveys and quizzes, get directions to their professors' offices, and
check their meal and account balances - among more than 15 other useful
web applications already developed, said ACU Chief Information Officer
Kevin Roberts. ACU's vision for technology has been captured in a
forward-looking film called 'Connected,' found online - along with
information about ACU's other groundbreaking mobile learning
efforts.
"We are not merely providing cutting-edge technology tools to our
incoming students," said Roberts. "We are also providing the web
applications that ensure these tools will become critical to the
students' learning experience. Because 93 percent of ACU students bring
their own computers with them to college, we are choosing to take them
to the next level by providing converged mobile devices."
Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, ACU provost, said, "This is exciting to me,
not only because we're giving students new tools, but because we are
transforming the learning environment. The extensive research that's
been done on campus in the past 10 months has prepared us to launch
with freshmen this fall, and research will be ongoing as we expand the
program in the future."
For a number of years, ACU's faculty and technology staff have
researched strategic opportunities presented by handheld devices in
higher education, said Roberts. However, for the past six months, ACU's
intensive research has focused on more than 30 projects exploring
pioneering mobile learning strategies for enhancing the campus
environment.
The 2008 Horizon Report stated, "As new devices & are released
that make content almost as easy to access and view on a mobile as on a
computer, the demand for mobile content will continue to grow. This is
more than merely an expectation to provide content: this is an
opportunity for higher education to reach its constituents wherever
they may be."
The Horizon Report, produced annually as a collaboration between the
New Media Consortium (of which ACU is a member) and the Educause
Learning Initiative (ELI), also described the explosion of converged
media technology. "More than a billion new mobile devices are being
manufactured - a new phone for every six people on the planet. In this
market, innovation is unfolding at an unprecedented pace . . . mobiles
are quickly becoming the most affordable portable platform for staying
networked on the go."
Using innovative technology to enhance learning is not new at ACU.
In fact, ACU was one of the first universities to use mobile devices as
a learning tool in its graduate distance education programs. "Expanding
to undergraduate, residential students is a natural progression for
us," Roberts said.
"We enjoy great relationships with many technological leaders such
as Apple, AT&T and Amdocs," Schubert said. "These relationships
help us as we continue to be a university on the leading edge of
technology, a central component of our 21st Century Vision."
ACU's innovative, diverse learning environment attracts about 4,700
students from nearly every state and 60 nations to its beautiful
200-acre Texas campus. Strong academic programs include business,
pre-med, theatre, physics, psychology, education and information
technology.
If you are a member of the media who would like more information
about this release, please contact ACU's Public Relations Office or
call (325) 674-2696.
Link: Abilene Christian
University First to Provide iPhone or iPod touch to All Incoming
Freshmen
Apps & Services
Nuance Dragon Dictation App Now Available for
iPhone
PR: Nuance Communications, Inc. has announced the
availability of its Dragon Dictation App on the App Store. The app
allows iPhone users to speak emails and text messages instead of typing
them, dramatically extending the way users stay connected to friends
and family. Dragon Dictation also works with the iPhone clipboard,
allowing users to speak naturally and easily paste it into their other
apps, including Facebook and Twitter. The app is currently free for a
limited time.
"Dragon Dictation takes the messaging experience on the
revolutionary iPhone to a whole new level," said Michael Thompson,
senior vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile. "Dragon
Dictation is also incredibly natural and intuitive. Users will soon
find they're speaking more than typing using the power of speech to
communicate even faster, whatever they're doing and wherever they
are."
With the Dragon Dictation App, spoken words are instantly
transcribed using the world-renowned power of Dragon NaturallySpeaking
speech recognition, giving anyone the power to simply "say anything" up
to five times faster than typing. Dragon Dictation allows users to
speak anything from a one-line text message or status update for
Facebook, to a multi-paragraph e-mail. For instance, simply say, "We
should meet at the restaurant at 7 and then go to the movies. I'll pick
up Scott in Cupertino after he gets off work. See you then." Users can
start and stop as needed or just speak free form to capture a quick
brainstorm idea or reminder. It's completely up to you.
The Dragon
Dictation App is available for free for a limited time from the App
Store.
To learn more, visit dragonmobileapps.com. Also be
sure to follow on Twitter @DragonTweets and @NuanceMobile, and become a
Fan of Dragon Mobile Apps on Facebook.
Dragon Dictation, based on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, the desktop
dictation software trusted by millions, joins Nuance's broad product
portfolio of speech and predictive text and search solutions found in
billions of phones and millions of automobiles and consumer electronic
devices. Nuance's mobile products are trusted by the world's leading
handset manufacturers and mobile operators, making them among the most
pervasive on the market today.
Link: Dragon
Dictation (download link)
VeriFone Announces iPhone Secure Payments
Solution
PR:
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. has announced PAYware Mobile, a complete
payment solution for the Apple iPhone that provides small businesses
with simple and secure card processing capabilities on the popular
smartphone platform.
VeriFone's payment solution for the iPhone puts mainstream payment
processing capabilities in the hands of small business merchants who
need a mobile card acceptance solution for enterprises such as home
repair, small cafes, door-to-door sales, or virtually any other type of
business. The hardware and software solution will begin shipping
January 15 and is available free to those who sign up for a PAYware
Mobile secure gateway service agreement.
PAYware Mobile includes a PA-DSS approved payment app and a sleek
and durable card reader that slips over the iPhone to accommodate card
swipes and allow merchants to avoid high-cost card-not-present fees.
The combined hardware and software provides the strongest card payment
security available for the iPhone, including VeriFone's VeriShield
Protect end-to-end encryption solution as a standard feature.
"The
complete PAYware Mobile solution brings secure payment capabilities to
merchants who previously could not justify a dedicated payment
acceptance device. We believe this represents a potential market of
millions of small businesses worldwide," says VeriFone CEO Douglas G.
Bergeron.
Banks and processors are concerned about the security issues of
unapproved merchants using unregulated software and insecure fobs to
accept card payments, Bergeron added. PAYware Mobile leverages
VeriFone's proven payment and security expertise to provide the
ultimate in end-to-end protection against payment fraud and misuse on
an open and unregulated platform such as the iPhone.
VeriFone's iPhone payment solution will be available through
existing bank acquirer and ISO channels, as well as direct from
VeriFone. VeriFone also expects to eventually make PAYware Mobile
available wherever mobile phone accessories are sold. Customers who
sign up directly with VeriFone without existing merchant accounts will
be directed to a variety of payment processor options.
PAYware Mobile is connected to First Data, and will be available for
shipment through TASQ Technology, a First Data company.
Edward (Ed) Labry, president of First Data's retail and alliance
services business unit, says: "We are pleased to support VeriFone's new
iPhone payment solution, and believe it will generate many new
electronic payment transactions."
Transactions initiated by PAYware Mobile will be managed
through VeriFone's PAYware Mobile secure gateway and routed to one of
many credit card processors for authorization and settlement. VeriFone
expects to make PAYware Mobile fully available to most other
processors.
The PAYware Mobile card reader utilizes a secure magnetic stripe
read-head and firmware certified to the Federal Information Processing
Standard FIPS 140-2. Card details are immediately encrypted during the
card swipe process, meaning no sensitive data ever reaches the payment
app, eliminating the possibility of compromise either on the iPhone or
when information is transmitted over WiFi or cellular wireless.
Merchants can reserve a system and view service options and fees at
paywaremobile.com. An EMV version for international payments will be
available in the spring.
Link: PAYware
Mobile (download link)
Apartment Hunters Can Search On-the-Go with
Apartment Finders App
PR:
Apartment Finder, the fastest-growing integrated media platform in the
multifamily industry, launches a new application that provides iPhone
and iPod touch users access to all its listings - one of the largest
collections online from small neighborhoods to big cities across the
United States. Now, apartment shoppers simply use their cell phone to
map apartment listings nearby, email or call properties directly for
more information or availability, display promotional offers and
more.
This application is so simple and fun to use. Toady's consumers want
access to information quickly and easily. We deliver information about
apartment communities online, on land, in their community and now,
right in the palm of their hand, says Marcia Bollinger, president,
Apartment Finder. Our new iPhone App also delivers on our commitment to
drive more leads, and the best value, for our advertisers. Were
literally pushing their listings in their prospects hands, right at
their fingertips.
All property listings featured on ApartmentFinder.com are available
on the Apartment Finder iPhone App. The application, available as a
free download from Apples online Application Store, enhances the user
experience, offering a suite of optimum search functions including:
- Find the nearest apartments or search by city and state or zip
code
- Advanced search by price, distance, number of bedrooms and
bathrooms, pets allowed, and other amenities
- Capture notes and photos about properties that can be emailed or
viewed later
- Email property details, which includes a photo and link to the
listing on ApartmentFinder.com
- Store a history of properties viewed, recent searches, and
properties saved as Favorites
- View zoomable photos and floor plans
- Display special offers when available
- Email or call properties directly for more information or to check
availability
- View apartments on a map and receive driving directions
Link: Apartment Finder (download link)
Kraft Foods Puts Delicious Food Ideas at Your
Fingertips with iPhone App
PR: Just in time for the holiday cooking and entertaining
season, Kraft Foods announced new mobile offerings to give people meal
planning solutions, whenever and wherever needed. Just one year after
the launch of its iFood Assistant, the company is expanding the current
application to include iFood Assistant 2.0 with enhanced content for
iPhone and iPod touch users and iFood Assistant Lite for BlackBerry and
iPhone and iPod touch users. In addition, Kraft Foods is now offering
enhanced mobile access to its Web sites to easily browse recipes with
any Web-enabled phone.
Kraft Foods' latest innovations are convenient mobile solutions that
extend beyond the store shelves. The company listened to consumer
feedback and researched real-life use of its products to create mobile
options for everyone with Web access.
"People are looking for tools and technology that can keep up with
their multitasking and on-the-go lifestyles. Our innovations focus on
meeting their needs while making their lives easier and more
delicious," explains Ed Kaczmarek, Director of Innovation, Consumer
Experiences at Kraft Foods. "Our new suite of mobile offerings gives
consumers access to recipes, meal planning and preparation advice
across many mobile platforms. We want the information to be available
to all mobile users."
Since its launch in late November 2008, the iFood Assistant has
become an indispensable food tool for recipes, meal planning and
shopping needs. It claimed a spot on iPhone's top 100 paid apps list
and the No. 2 spot in the Apple App Store Lifestyle section. And now,
the iFood Assistant 2.0 will be available for the first time in
Canada.
"We're very pleased with the response to the iFood Assistant. And
we're particularly proud of our user engagement. More than 60 percent
of the users are still engaged with the app, six months after they
download it, which is a great result," explains Ed Kaczmarek.
Convenience Right at Your Finger Tips
Developed by mobile specialists The Hyperfactory and Meredith
Integrated Marketing, the iFood Assistant 2.0 builds on the
functionality of the original. It features offline access to unique
features, including Shopping List, Recipe Box, and Daily Recipes; the
ability to set alerts for "Recipe of the Day", "Dinner Tonight" and
"Special Offers"; new content including a "Holidays & Entertaining"
section and expanded "Budget Wise" section. iFood Lite gives users a
free taste of the application's basic features, such as recipes, tips,
and is available for iPhone, iPod touch and BlackBerry devices.
iFood Assistant 2.0 is now available for iPhone and iPod touch users
for 99¢ by visiting the iTunes App Store. iFood Assistant Lite is
also now available at no charge from the App Store. Beginning
mid-December, the Lite app for BlackBerry users can be downloaded
through App World. Mobile users with Web-enabled phones can also access
Kraft Foods' sites at m.kraftfoods.com, m.kraftcanada.com, and m.comidakraft.com.
Link: iFood Assistant (download links: iFood
Assistant Lite, iFood
Assistant)
iGAAUGE Extends AAMCO Auto Service and Peace of
Mind for Customers
PR: National car care
leader AAMCO has released a mobile phone application that gives
customers access to diagnostic tools and up-to-the-mile maintenance
information at the touch of a button. Now available for download on
iTunes
The iGAAUGE, among the first of its kind for a national car care
leader, is available for the iPhone and iPod touch and can be
downloaded from the iTunes App Store. It is free of charge for a
limited time.
iGAAUGE provides a car's maintenance schedule, troubleshoots car
issues, provides traffic updates, locates the nearest gas station,
contacts roadside assistance and connects users to the nearest AAMCO.
Special AAMCO offers and coupons will be made available exclusively to
iGAAUGE users via the application.
"AAMCO's commitment to our customers is about expert service, value,
and the peace of mind that comes with having a car care specialist to
rely on," said Mike Ganjei, president, National AAMCO Dealers
Association. "iGAAUGE lets our customers take that peace of mind with
them wherever they go by putting our expert technicians right on their
phones. We want our customers to be able to get information on the road
and have the ability to quickly connect to AAMCO when they need to.
iGAAUGE delivers all that and more."
iGAAUGE features include:
- Troubleshooting Diagnostic Tool that walks drivers through a series
of questions to identify the cause of dashboard indicator lights,
unusual sounds or other causes of car trouble.
- Maintenance Schedule information to view a car's routine and
preventative maintenance schedules.
- Fuel Locator function powered by GPS identifies the closest gas
stations.
- Traffic Finder tool to identify traffic trouble spots and
delays.
- Local AAMCO map that identifies the closest AAMCO dealers.
- AAMCO Specials and deals exclusive to iGAAUGE users can be used at
local AAMCO dealers.
For a demonstration of the iGAAUGE features and functionality, a
video is available on the AAMCO YouTube
channel.
AAMCO is the world's largest chain of transmission specialists and
one of the leaders in complete car care services. AAMCO has nearly 900
automotive centers throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. Established in 1962, AAMCO is proud to have served more than 45
million drivers.
Link: iGAAUGE
GM Sees iPhone Apps as a Way to Reach
Consumers
The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin reports:
"As GM engages in an attempt to radically transform itself for the
future, there are some within the company who see iPhone apps as having
an opportunity to help the company sell cars and reach out to young
drivers. Reporting for InformationWeek, Mary Weier interviewed GM CIO
Terry Kline for a story about how GM's IT initiatives play a part in
the company's makeover."
Link:
GM Sees iPhone Apps Offering Opportunities to Reach Consumers
Simulations Plus Launches Abbreviate! for the
iPhone - Speeds Up Typing
PR: Simulations
Plus, Inc., a provider of simulation and modeling software for
pharmaceutical discovery and development, announces the launch of a new
product for the popular iPhone based on its long-standing Abbreviate!
software for personal computers.
Walt Woltosz, chairman and CEO of Simulations Plus, said, "This
exciting new product is not in our usual pharmaceutical software
business, but it takes advantage of the work we've done over the years
in our Words+ subsidiary in developing language strategies that help
users of our augmentative communication software to communicate faster
and with less effort. Years ago we recognized that some of those
technologies could benefit everyone, not just those who experience
physical disabilities, and we created Abbreviate! for the PC. It has
been used by people in all walks of life, but has seen especially
strong usage by medical transcriptionists, legal secretaries, and
others who make their living by typing. For medical transcriptionists,
the faster they can type out text containing long medical terms, the
more money they make. With Abbreviate! they can type considerably
faster and they avoid spelling errors by using a few keystrokes to
represent many more, such as 'ostp' for 'osteoporosis' or 'rha' for
'rheumatoid arthritis'. Legal professionals use abbreviations such as
'phg' for 'preliminary hearing' or 'stp' for 'stipulate'. Almost
everyone can use common abbreviations for frequently used words and
phrases such as 'iwl' for 'I would like' and 'wyl' for 'would you
like'.
"I've used Abbreviate! for years on my PC, so I miss it when I'm on
anyone else's computer. When I first had an iPhone, I missed having
Abbreviate! on it. We believed it would be a fantastic application for
those who do much text typing on these highly popular devices. I've had
a beta version on my iPhone for some time now, and it's such a
convenience to be able to use all the abbreviations I use on the PC,
which have become second-nature to me after years of use. We're very
pleased to announce that it has now been launched and is available in
the Apple Store."
Woltosz continued, "Earlier this year it was reported that, at that
time, Apple had over 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers. We
believe that millions of those users frequently type e-mails on their
devices. With Abbreviate! for the iPhone, these people can
significantly reduce the time required to type an e-mail or other
lengthy text. It's easy to compose an e-mail in the Abbreviate! window
and then transfer the text to the Email application with a single
button. The Abbreviate! web site www.abbrv.com shows a video of an
example of the time difference in typing a typical e-mail with and
without Abbreviate!. We believe that Abbreviate! could become one of
the most-used applications on the iPhone."
Simulations Plus, Inc. is a premier developer of groundbreaking drug
discovery and development simulation and modeling software, which is
licensed to and used in the conduct of drug research by major
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide. The Company's
Words+, Inc. wholly owned subsidiary provide augmentative communication
systems and other technologies for persons with disabilities.
Simulations Plus, Inc., is headquartered in Southern California.
Telegraph Launches iPhone App Update Adding
Email, Twitter, Facebook Integration
Macworld UK's Nick Spence reports:
"The Telegraph newspaper
has launched a new and improved version of its news application to help
iPhone users keep up with the latest headlines when on the go.
"The update offers readers a chance to share stories or pictures via
email, Twitter or Facebook access video reports and picture
galleries."
Link: Telegraph
Newspaper Launches New Improved iPhone App Update Adding Email, Twitter
or Facebook Integration (download link)
EngLits Collection for iPhone on Sale for the
Holidays
PR: ZappTek and InterLingua Publishing announce that the
EngLits collection of detailed audio and text summaries of classic
books and plays, for the iPhone and iPod touch, is on sale for the
holidays. Regularly $5.99, each EngLit is available for only 99¢
through the month of December.
With over 50 titles in the full collection, EngLits are detail
audio/text summaries of books and plays by Shakespeare, Dickens,
Austen, Hawthorne, Bronte, and other authors that can be played on an
iPhone or iPod touch. Written by university professors and recorded by
professional actors, EngLits tell the full story of the book or drama,
including all characters and events that are important. The shortest
EngLit is 21 minutes of audio and 10 pages of text (Romeo &
Juliet), and the longest is over four hours of audio and 73 pages of
text (Middlemarch). By formatting the summaries for iPhones and iPod
touches, listeners can learn while riding on the bus, jogging, biking,
lounging, and even walking the dog.
Each EngLit displays as an icon on the Home screen and the full
featured reader includes:
- Embedded audio summaries
- Read along as you listen
- Continue listening where you last left off
- Double-tap scalable text
- Triple-tap inversion for low-light reading
- Portrait and landscape reading, with orientation locking
- Opens to your last read page
- Includes bookmarks
- Add notes to any page
- Notes are automatically bookmarked for easy lookup while
studying
Supported Languages: US English
System Requirements: iPhone or iPod touch 2.2.1 or later
EngLits are now available in the Education category of the iTunes
App Store. Pricing is 99¢ per EngLit.
Link: EngLits
NASA App for iPhone Updated
PR: The first official NASA App invites you to discover a
wealth of NASA information right on your iPhone or iPod touch. The NASA
App collects, customizes, and delivers an extensive selection of
dynamically updated information, images. and videos from various online
NASA sources in a convenient mobile package. It is available free of
charge on the App Store from Apple directly on iPhone and/or iPod touch
or within iTunes.
The
Application Features These Screens:
- Missions
- Images
- Videos
- Updates
New In This Version :
- Visible sighting opportunities listed for the International Space
Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle, by home location and through search
for location
- Richer Mission details and more content
- Enhancements to Videos and Updates panels
- High-resolution image option (configured in device settings)
- Status updates on upcoming launches
- Prevent sleep mode setting for tracking launches (configured in
device settings)
Link: NASA App for
iPhone <download link)
Accessories
Backup Battery and Charger for
iPhone and iPod
PR: Function: External Backup Battery Charger for all
generations of Apple iPhone including 3G and all iPods with universal
dock connectors.
Technical specs:
- Cell: Li-ion Capacity: 2200 mAh
- Input: DC 5.0V,1A
- Output: DC 5.5V, 500 mA
- Size: 62 x 68 x 16 mm
- Weight: 68g
- Charge time: 3.5 hours
- Applications: iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, iPhone
3G, etc.
- Color: Black
- Approval: CE
Note for iPod users: The battery pack blocks the
headphone jack while in use. You can not use this battery pack and the
iPod simultaneously, due to the orientation of the headphone jack. This
is not an issue with the iPhone, which has the headphone jack on the
top.
Price:
Link: iPhone
Battery Backup Pack
USB Fever iHandstick for iPhone 3G/3GS, 1G/3G iPod
touch
PR: To make your iPhone/iPod touch (see compatibility below)
make more friendly when you take your them as a game console.
Features:
- Light weight: 98g
- Easy installation
- A friendly handheld grip for your iPhone 3G/3GS/iPod touch 2nd/iPod
touch 3rd when you gaming.
- Good Hand feel
Suitable for:
- iPhone 3G/iPhone 3GS
- iPod touch 2nd Gen/3rd Gen
$16.99
Link: iHandstick
for iPhone 3G/3GS/iPod Touch 2 Gen/3rd Gen
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Audio-Technica Headphones for Women
PR: Every holiday season, portable electronics like music
players and headphones are high on listeners' gift lists - and this
year, companies are offering a more diverse selection of headphones
than ever before. Today's headphones are an expression of personal
style and individuality - like the Audio-Technica headphones designed
especially for women.
Crystal Griffith, Consumer Marketing Manager of
Audio-Technica notes: "Our women's headphones let you listen in your
own fashion. They come in a variety of eye-catching colors and styles
that are especially designed to fit women. Their appeal isn't just on
the outside - the headphones are designed to offer outstanding sound,
while being portable and fun to wear."
Audio-Technica's women's headphones offer high sensitivity and
full-range frequency response, making them ideal for use with any music
source including the Apple iPod, iPhone and iPod touch, computers,
airline sound systems and other devices. All come with cord wraps to
keep the headphone cord organized and tangle-free.
The in-ear models, such as the ATH-CK1W (SRP: $59.95) come with
interchangeable XS, S, and M size eartips for maximum comfort. The
ATH-CK1W is available in dazzling colors including green, orange, pink,
purple, white and yellow, all with matching decorative metal carrying
cases.
The ATH-ON3W portable on-ear headphones (SRP: $69.95) offer
distinctive looks, great sound, and total convenience. Available in
dark gray, teal blue, pink, white and black (black model ATH-ON3ABK),
the slim headphones fold flat for portability and storage.
The on-ear ATH-ES3W (SRP: $99.95) has a sleek design that sets it
apart - as well as anyone who's wearing it. It's available in vibrant
blue, green, pink, and silver metallic finishes.
With Audio-Technica's ATH-CK6W ultralight in-ear headphones (SRP:
$99.95), you'll be listening in style anywhere. They're available in
metallic silver, blue, green and pink, and include three
interchangeable loop support pieces to ensure a secure fit for any
wearer.
These and other Audio-Technica models are available online and at
retailers including the Apple Store
(models may vary by retailer).
Purchase Link: Available through Low
End Mac's Amazon.com Store in a variety of colors.
Comply NR-10i Earphones Enhance the iPhone
Experience
PR: The handsfree iPhone experience is propelled to the next
level thanks to Hearing Components' Comply NR-10i Noise Reduction
Earphones
Currently
boasting a five-star rating on apple.com/uk , the Comply NR-10i
earphones are a hit. As one consumer states, "I absolutely love these
ear buds . . . They make my commute down Oxford Street
enjoyable since I can actually hear my music or mobile
conversations."
Designed with iPhone users in mind, the Comply NR-10i earphones
utilize the same patented Comply Foam Technology used by U.S. Army
helicopter crews to offer amazing noise reduction, superior comfort and
secure in-ear fit, providing clear conversations and music experiences
in noisy environments.
"The iPhone has become an integral part of user's lives - from
communicating to disconnecting from the noise that surrounds them,"
said Steve Thompson, director of sales and marketing for Hearing
Components. "Unfortunately, standard earphones don't fully optimize the
power of the iPhone. Often, outside noise interrupts conversations or
corrupts the music experience. By incorporating Comply Foam Technology
into the earphones, users can now appreciate the full potential of the
iPhone."
The Comply NR-10i earphones also have an integrated
microphone/function switch on the cable, allowing users to answer and
end calls, play, pause and stop music, and utilize the new 3GS Voice
Control with the touch of a button. The Comply NR-10i earphones are
available for purchase at apple.com/uk for £79.95. The
earphones come with one pair of slim-size Comply Foam Tips, one pair of
standard-size Comply Foam Tips, and a deluxe travel pouch.
Comply Foam Tips, Noise Reduction Earphones, and Whoomp! Earbud
Enhancers are manufactured and sold by Hearing Components, a 3M
spin-off founded in 1990 by Dr. Robert Oliveira. The patented
technology was developed through several grants by the National
Institutes of Health to improve and protect hearing. In addition to
applications in consumer electronics, the technology is currently used
in hearing aids, military communications, commercial aviation, and in
industrial high-noise environments. Hearing Components is located in
the Twin Cities suburb of Oakdale, Minnesota, in the United States.
Purchase Link: Available through Low
End Mac's Amazon.com Store for $89.99 shipped (price subject to
change).
Link:
Comply NR-10i Noise Reduction Earphones
Protection
WaterWear Water Resistant iGadget Case
PR: WaterWear is a water
resistant case that comes with specially made water resistant
earphones. Enjoy using various gadgets near and around water.
Connect the earphone cable located inside the case to your audio
device such as iPod and listen to music in a bath or by the
poolside.
In order to prevent water and dust
from entering the case, WaterWear has adopted a durable transparent
material and has a double zipper design to lock your audio devices
inside and keep away any water.
WaterWear uses a thin yet strong clear material enabling you to
retain control of your device through the case, such as the touch
controls of your iPhone and iPod. Operate your audio devices without
removing it from WaterWear.
The front face is outlined with a light reflective material which
acts as a safety measure allowing others to see you in low light
conditions.
A set of waterproof earphones is included along with a neck strap
(with rotatable clip). Use the neck strap to carry WaterWear by hanging
it from your neck.
Use the donut-shaped cable winder to manage your earphones in a
pretty and convenient way.
Specifications:
- WaterWear can hold gadgets of approximate maximum size 70(W) x 120
(H) x 12(D) mm
Package contents:
- WaterWear - water resistant gadget case
- Water resistant earphones
- Lanyard (with rotatable clip)
- Donut-shaped cable winder
Caution: This product is not waterproof. Not suitable for use
immersed in water. Do not use while swimming or diving.
Selling Price $29.95
Link: WaterWear
TuneWear PRIE Ambassador Smart for iPhone
3GS/3G
PR: TuneWear has announced that it is now shipping the new
slim case series PRIE Ambassador Smart for iPhone 3GS/3G. The
Ambassador Smart cases are made from high quality leather and are
available in Black with Red stitch, Black with White stitch and White
with Pink stitch.
PRIE Ambassador Smart for iPhone 3GS/3G
Introducing the latest addition to the PRIE Ambassador
family. PRIE Ambassador Smart for iPhone 3GS/3G is a new high quality
leather case with a surprisingly slim design. Add style and a personal
touch to your iPhone without adding bulk.
PRIE Ambassador Smart is available in three colors. Black leather
versions include a sleek Black leather with Red stitch (B/R) or Black
leather with White stitch (B/W). The lovely White with Pink stitch
(W/P) is accented with a unique ruffle cut design on the back.
The wrist strap included with each Ambassador Smart helps you hang
on to your precious iPhone. The strap matches both the color and
stitching of the case and attaches to the loop located on the bottom of
the case. If you prefer, use the loop to attach another strap of your
choice or your favorite charms.
With iPhone safely inside PRIE Ambassador Smart, there is still
complete access to all iPhone ports, the dock connector and button
controls. There is no need remove iPhone from the case. The camera hole
on the back allows the taking of pictures, plus we have added a small
reflective mirror next to the lens for those times when you are taking
a self portrait and want to make sure you are still in the shot.
For more information, visit:
http://tunewear.com/amb-smart/
What's included
- PRIE Ambassador Smart case x 1
- Wrist strap x 1
- TuneFilm protective film x 1
- Cleaning cloth x 1
Compatibility
Specifications
- Size: 69(W) x 122(H) x 20(D)mm
- Weight: approximately 30g (not including strap)
- Materials: Leather, Velvet
- Length of strap: approximately 13 cm
Available colors
- 0B/R (Black with Red stitch)
- 0B/W (Black with White stitch)
- 0W/P (White with Pink stitch)
PRIE Ambassador Smart for iPhone 3GS/3G ($39.95) is now shipping and
is available for purchase at the TuneWear online store.
Link: PRIE
Ambassador Smart for iPhone 3GS/3G
